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Analyzing society through the lens of its cultural products.
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56 Episoden
The Lack Teaser
Here is a teaser of the first episode of Helen's new podcast The Lack, which you can find in full here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lack...
53 - 'The Ego Is a Mournful Being Constituted by Lack' (ft. Carlos Padrón) - 'Border'
Psychoanalyst Carlos Padrón joins Helen to discuss 'Border' (Ali Abbasi) and the dialectics of identity.
52 - A Shepherdess in a Fantasy Landscape (ft. Benjamin Studebaker) - 'Trumbo'
Our most loyal guest, political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, returns to talk to Helen about cancellation, market contortions and AOC.
51 - What Lies Beneath (ft. Grafton Tanner) - 'The Social Dilemma', 'Videodrome'
A conversation with author, academic and musician Grafton Tanner on the why the tale of the perils of Tech is a tale that is as old as time.
50 - Roomination (ft. Nina Power) - 'Theorem'
In which philosopher, translator and cultural critic Nina Power joins Helen to talk about Pasolini's 'Thereom' (1968), touching on subjective destitut...
49 - Super-weird Zombie Bear & a Freaky Slenderman Thing (ft. Elliott Morgan) - The Movie Movie Game
Elliott Morgan of the Valleyfolk talks to Helen about their new (and incredibly addictive) Movie Movie Game.
https://www.kickstarter.com/...
48 - The Living Dead (ft. Jay Bakker) - 'Star Wars'
Punk pastor Jay Bakker joins Helen to discuss 'Star Wars' (George Lucas et al.), family ties, contradiction, the problematic Camus and the political p...
47 - Cali-Complication (ft. Barry Taylor) - 'The Filth and the Fury'
Theologian, musician and cultural theorist Barry Taylor joins us for a conversation about California, contradiction and counterculturalism in relation...
46 - Big Feet ... Large Shoes (ft. Bessie Rollins) - 'Notting Hill', 'Pretty Woman'
Helen is joined by her sister Bessie for a discussion inspired by a chapter from Todd McGowan's 2016 book 'Capitalism and Desire'. We use his insight...
45 - 'So What You're Saying Is...' (ft. Benjamin Studebaker)- 'Barbarians', 'Industry'
Parsing out truth and ideology, cause and effect, narrative shapes and emancipatory story forms with political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, in relati...
44 - The Prison of Your Mind (ft. Aaron Hickland) - 'The Shawshank Redemption'
Actor Aaron Hickland joins Helen to discuss 'The Shawshank Redemption' (Frank Darabont) in relation to hope, lack and capitalism.
43 - Love Robots (special Q& A episode)
Sex, alienation, capital. Helen answers your questions about Punk, 'A Ghost Story' (David Lowery), Cottage Core, 'political' art, 'The Vow' (Jehane No...
42 - 'Cancelling Comedians while the World Burns' (ft. Ben Burgis) - 'Sticks and Stones'
Philosopher and author Ben Burgis joins us to discuss his latest text with Zer0 Books ('Cancelling Comedians while the World Burns'), which is due to...
41 - The Hunt Squared - 'The Hunt', 'The Hunt'
In this belated episode (recorded last month at the time of the presidential debate), we talk about 'The Hunt' (Craig Zobel), 'The Hunt' (Thomas Vinte...
40 - What is War? (ft. James Greer) - 'White Tiger', 'Come and See'
Writer, academic and veteran James Greer joins the podcast to discuss war and the human subject in relation to 'White Tiger' (Karen Shakhnazarov) and...
Seminar Announcement - 13th, 15th October 2020
The seminar will take place online on 13th, 15th October 2020 6-7:30pm Dublin time. You can sign up for the seminar here:
https://gcas-eschool....
38 - 'What the f*** is Happiness?' (ft. Creston Davis) - 'Sorry We Missed You'
Creston Davis (founder and CEO of the Global Center for Advanced Studies) joins Helen to discuss education, financialization, the rise of tech and the...
37 - When the Future Comes First (ft. Todd McGowan) - Todd's top film of each decade
Film and political theorist Todd McGowan joins us to discuss his favorite film from each decade of cinema history. Todd's most recent book, 'Universal...
36 - Circumcisionality - 'The Devil, Probably', 'Two Days, One Night'
Adrian and Helen talk about 'The Devil, Probably' (Robert Bresson) and 'Two Days, One Night' (the Dardennes brothers), as well as solidarity, quilting...
35 - The Tentacles of Capital - 'Athlete A', 'Irresistible'
Apologies for the subpar audio quality. This is from our live recording on Instagram. We discuss 'Athlete A' (Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk) and 'Irresistib...
Instagram Live Announcement - July 11th 7pm UK/ 1pm Central/ 11am PST.
Quick announcement that we will be recording an episode live on Instagram tomorrow July 10th 7pm UK/ 1pm Central/ 11am PST. We'll be discussing 'Irres...
34 - Whores and Revolution (ft. Peter Rollins) - 'The Balcony'
Peter Rollins returns to talk about the brothel as church and the move from community to communion in relation to Joseph’s Strick’s 1963 dramatization...
33 - A Renaissance of the Dialectic
Adrian and Helen are depressed, but not surprised, by the rush to capitalize on legitimate political protest.
32 - Hate the Sin, not the Sinner (ft. Benjamin Studebaker) - 'The Florida Project'
Political theorist Benjamin Studebaker returns to talk work, structure, meritocracy and legitimation mechanisms as we discuss Sean Baker's wonderful f...
31 - Zoom Meeting (ft. Trace Bell) - 'Reds', 'The Shape of Water'
Adrian and Helen try to keep up with the kids by analyzing 'Reds' (Warren Beatty) and 'The Shape of Water' (Guillermo del Toro) with member of the you...
30 - Vitamin C (ft. Peter Rollins) - 'Allone'
Peter Rollins returns with a podcast about loss, lack, ‘absolute knowledge’ and ‘Allone’ (made by us).
29 - Flight of Fantasy (ft. Benjamin Studebaker) - 'Captain Fantastic'
The Cambridge-based political theorist Benjamin Studebaker joins the podcast to discuss society and escape, structures and markets, illusion and disil...
28 - Adaptation, Accusation, Apocalypse (ft. Victoria Lagrange) - 'An Officer and a Spy'
Adrian and Helen talk with special guest Victoria Lagrange about Polanski, controversy and 'J'accuse'.
26 - Feeling Old and Out of Touch (special Q&A episode part 2)
'Long-awaited' Q&A part 2, in which we discuss Punk, Billie Eilish, feeling old, woke culture, indie arts, comedy...
25 - Don't F**k With Cats (special Q&A episode part 1)
In which Adrian and Helen address your most burning questions about royalty, nostalgia, fashion, technology and not being able to be criticized.
24 - We Don't Wanna Be Royals (or How to Be a Class Traitor) - 'Parasite', 'Midsommar'
Parasite, Midsommar, Marx, Freud, Girard, Debord.
23 - Bad Infinity and Beyond - 'Limitless'
In this episode, Adrian and Helen talk about elliptical infinity in relation to 'Limitless' (Neil Burger).
22 - Mummy (Nature) Loves You - The work of Terrence Malick
Adrian and Helen ask, 'is Terrence Malick a Christian?'
21 - Drugalectics - 'Enter the Void'
In which Adrian and Helen investigate a dialectical, atheistic approach to transcendence in relation to 'Enter the Void' (Gaspard Noé).
20 - Agent of Decay - 'The Master'
Adrian and Helen talk about self-sabotage, scientology and 'The Master' (Paul Thomas Anderson).
19 - A Temporary Placeholder for the Void - 'Joker'
Adrian and Helen look at 'Joker' (Todd Phillips) and talk about why Arthur Fleck is the symptom par excellence - the contingent gristle of the real.
18 - Queen Of Hearts - 'The Green Ray'
In this discussion about Éric Rohmer's 'The Green Ray', Adrian and Helen talk about meaningless signs, journeys without a destination and the healing...
17 - A Boat Called Tomorrow - 'Children of Men'
Adrian and Helen talk about the aestheticisation of 'politics', the struggle of a rowing boat and how oneness equals death, all in relation to 'Childr...